Pharaoh's Queen {HIATUS}

68: " Is Change Real? "

Khai's P.O.V

" Kiya, please wake up ."

"You solve this with me . I really am tired. I simply do not have the energy to move."

"Kiya you have been sleeping all day. What is wrong?"

"I told you..." she trailed off.

"Kiya, wake up!" I rocked here trying to get her awake but every time she opened her eyes she closed them. Her day was shared between feeling sick and feeling excessively tired. " Kiya I hate this," I exhaled. It frustrated me to see her this way and not knowing what was happening to her. When I left she was not this bad. I got up and went outside to look for Ladonna. As I walk down the halls Zarah passed me. I hated nothing more than seeing that cursed cup her hands.

"Good morning Pharaoh," she greeted. "You are up early. "

" well I cannot necessarily sleep with what is going on."

" Oh well, I best be on my way." She turned to walk away.

" are you still making that tea?" I raised my eyebrows. "I have known you all my life and I never made it for me."

" Maybe you did not need it," She turned on her heels and faced me. "You never really gave me a chance to do that for you. Are you unhappy with your choice because if you are not, do not bring this type of argument to my face Pharaoh." I started walking off. "Pharaoh Khai?"

"What?" I turned around. She turned the cup to her head and drank almost half of the tea she had.

"Since you have known me all your life, you would know I would never put myself in danger for anyone. Despite what you think of me, I am not that horrible of a person. I was just trying to help, it is a good thing I know when my help is not appreciated. She turned the cup back to her head and then turned it upside down. "See? May I drop dead here if I am lying to you." She handed me the cup. You help her then... Khai." She brushed passed me as she turned back from where she was previously going.

I stood there in utter shock as she has never behaved like this to me before. I did not know whether to feel guilty or not . This contradicted everything I thought. I needed to speak with Ladonna.

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"She drank it !" Nathifa exclaimed.

"Are you sure My Lord? Ladonna asked shocked .

"She turned it up side down as her proof."

"She really could be changing. Has that ever been a thought to cross anyone's mind?" Rada sighed. " My Lord, with all my respect, Every experience is different. Some maybe worse than others and some pregnancies are without a challenge. Something you should know Ladonna. No challenge at all."

"What?" I turned to Ladonna.

"Rada does not know what she is talking about... My Lord."

"Ladonna, explain."

"Ladonna maybe it is time to share what happened?"I heard Nathifa whisper to her.

"It was years ago, before the when the marriage between you and the Princess was still existent."

"When my parents were alive?"

"Yes My Lord. You were not around much so you might not have even realized but Zahra knew."

"Ladonna, what did she know?"

"That ... that I..." She took a deep breath. " I was with child."

"Are you serious!" I asked shocked and she nodded in confirmation.

" I thought I was doing a good job hiding it, but I was wrong. I begged her not to tell , I would do anything and she made me do everything. Maybe I was wrong but I thought she could have some mercy on me... in the state I was in. I begged her for just sometime to sit and catch my breath but no. I sat, going against her order . She said if I did not get back to what I was doing she would tell but I did not get up. She got angry , came over to me and pushed me screaming that I obey her. I fell and a few days after I lost my baby. "

I did not believe what I heard. I stood there expressionless and pale. " This happened ... and you kept it to yourself?"

"It was my burden to bare."

"Did you tell her? "

"I could not bring myself to do it."

"You need to tell her."

"I did not want to spoil what she wanted to do for you My Lord!"She tried not to raise her voice as it trembled.

"I do no care about that she needs to know. This is why you are so protective of her, because you are afraid she will hurt her. This is why you hate her because you blame for the death of your child. You have never forgiven her and that is why you feel this way. That is why it is so hard for you to know if she changed or not because of the horrible experience."

"How can a person like that change? I never saw it until now."

I went over to her and hugged her.
"Kiya asked me to do one thing and that is to care for you all. You have done so much even what was not asked of you. I cannot imagine what that feels like and sharing must be hard but you need to tell her and then you need to think and put everything aside and look at the situation. With everything you have seen compared to now how is Zahra different? Does if feel strange? Is she suspicious? Is She truly trying? Ladonna when you do this you need to tell me. Has Zahra really changed?"